July 20th

Saint Joseph Maria Díaz Sanjurjo

Saint · Common of Martyrs · Nam Dinh, Vietnam · d. 1857

In the city of Nam Dinh in Tonkin, Saint Joseph Maria Díaz Sanjurjo, bishop of the Order of Preachers and martyr, who, while the persecution of the emperor Tu Duc raged, was condemned to be beheaded in hatred of the faith.

Latin Original

In urbe Nam Dinh in ‘Tunquíno, sancti Ioséphi Maríz Díaz Sanjurjo, epíscopi ex Ordine Praedicatórum et mártyris, qui, persecutióne imperatóris Tu Düc furénte, in ódium fídei cápite damnátus est.